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5 Things About Healing You Don’t Know

I have always loved the idea of the hero’s journey. I love the idea of the adventurer going off on a quest, overcoming a series of challenges, and coming home completely transformed. If you’re a literature nerd like me, you’ll know Odysseus didn’t become a hero overnight. Rather, it required

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How to Begin Healing from Old Emotional Wounds

We live in a society that is much more focused on mental health and wellness. When I was in school, we didn’t talk about mental health. If you were diagnosed with anything, you kept it quiet. We did not even discuss it with friends. We were raised by a generation

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No One is Worth Ruining Your Peace

My 12 year old’s favorite advice I’ve ever given her is “no one is worth ruining your peace.” It resonated so deeply with her that I’ve heard her relay the same information to several of her friends over the last few months. The best part is that it can be

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The Best Dog to Ever Live

As an animal lover, you can never love someone as much as you love your pet. The love you feel for that pet cannot compare to the love you have for a friend or even a family member. We let friends into our lives to enjoy our company. We may

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Anything You Enjoy Doing is Not Time Wasted

I have a friend who plays video games almost every day. She plays them maybe an hour each day from what I know, and longer if she’s under stress because playing them helps her to relax. I can relate because I, too, play video games. Instead of trying to see

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Let Them: How to Successfully Get Your Power Back

Whenever my family and I go somewhere, we get a lot of stares. We are not a “traditional-looking” family. My husband has tattoos, I have tattoos and a septum ring, Tegan has a mohawk and Lilly wears a wolf tail and wolf ears. Pair all of this with the fact

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Lanita Johnston

Lanita is the mother of two brilliant and creative daughters. Writer, reader, philosopher, poet, and gamer. Coffee and books are her love languages. Diagnosed with BPD nearly a decade ago, she has worked to turn it from a diagnosis into the ultimate adventure. It is with this unique insight that she colors her blog and every day of her life.